Experimental sources

Experimental Events are data we collect as part of prototypes and experiments. It is not available in the API by default, but you can retrieve them from the https://api.eventdata.crossref.org/v1/events/experimental . It also contains data from the early version of Crossref Event Data that might not meet the production criteria for quality and evidence.

What it is

Plaudit is a simple, lightweight mechanism for an individual with an ORCID to endorse an object with a DOI. Using the Plaudit button they can add their endorsement to an article, using their ORCID. Endorsements can say that an article is "clear", "robust" or "exciting". Each Plaudit endorsement shows up as an individual Event saying "the person with this ORCID ID applauds the article with this DOI". The type of endorsement is recorded in the relation_subtype_id field.

What it does

Every time a new interaction occurs on Plaudit, an Event is created and sent into Crossref Event Data.